What does the cryptic crossword clue "Chest picked up by crew reportedly in dock? (8)" mean?

The definition is "dock?". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). TRUNK (chest) replaced by homophone (picked up) + (by) EIGHT (crew) replaced by homophone (picked up) Another post-nap write-in. The answer is TRUNCATE.

Chest picked up by crew reportedly in dock? (8)

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